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• The Tichborne Claimant | DVD | (24/09/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Based on a true story. 1876. The heir to the vast Tichborne fortune Sir Roger Tichborne presumed drowned at sea in 1866 is reportedly seen in Australia. His brother Alfred and the family servant Andrew Bogle arrive from England to investigate the matter. However Alfred's demise prompts the Tichbourne's to refuse funds for Andrew's return. Andrew desperately searches for a candidate to fill in for the missing heir and settles on local butcher Thomas Castro whom he coaches to succeed in such a scam. With the family divided in their belief that he is their missing kin the impostor is soon standing trial...

• Trapped / Identity / The Bone Collector | DVD | (17/05/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £18.99

  Trapped: When Will and Karen Jennings are held hostage and their daughter is abducted a relentless 24-hour plan is set in motion that will challenge everything they took for granted. Joe Hickley (Kevin Bacon) has orchestrated and mastered the foolproof plan to extort money from wealthy families. As the plan escalates and unravels Will and Karen who are trapped in different cities are pushed to the limit to get their daughter back alive... Identity: Caught in a savage rainstorm ten travellers are forced to seek refuge at a strange desert motel. They soon realize they've found anything but shelter. There is a killer among them and one by one they are murdered. As the storm rages on and the dead begin to outnumber the living one thing becomes clear: each of them was drawn to the motel not by accident or circumstance but by forces beyond imagination forces that promise anyone who survives a mind-bending and terrifying destiny. Bone Collector: He takes his victims' lives and leaves behind mysterious pieces of a bizarre puzzle. And the only person who may be able to make sense of the serial killer's deranged plan is Lincoln Rhyme (Denzel Washington) once a top homicide investigator. After a tragic accident changes his life forever Rhyme can only watch as other cops bungle the case until he teams up with a young rookie Amelia Donaghy (Angelina Jolie) but as the killer senses the cops closing in Rhyme realizes that he and his partner are on the trail of a vicious sadistic murderer who will stop at nothing on his deadly mission. At any moment Rhyme and Amelia could become his next targets; their first case together could become their last...

• Despicable Me (2017 resleeve) (BD + UV) | Blu Ray | (22/05/2017) from £9.29   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Despicable Me is a compelling animated comedy about an aging supervillain's falling popularity at the hands of a younger supervillain and three young orphan girls. Gru is a true, bad-to-the-core evildoer who's earned the title of the world's No. 1 supervillain. But when young upstart Vector steals the Pyramid of Giza, Gru's status suddenly sinks to No. 2. Gru counters his fall by speeding up his plan to shrink and steal the moon, enlisting the help of his army of minions and the elderly Dr. Nefario, but a lack of funding and the difficulties involved in stealing the needed shrink-ray gun threaten to derail everything. Adopting three young orphan girls is an unlikely, but seemingly effective means to further Gru's evil mission, but Gru quickly discovers that caring for three young girls is more work, and distraction, than he could ever have anticipated. What unfolds is an unexpected shift in attitude that will forever change the lives of Gru, Vector, and all three young girls. A visually appealing film produced by Chris Meledandri (Ice Age, Ice Age 2: The Meltdown, and Horton Hears a Who), Despicable Me is full of weirdly shaped characters and settings that are somehow a perfect fit for Sergio Pablos's story. What's especially refreshing is that in this film, 3-D effects are used skillfully and effectively: even when the effects are exploited for comic reasons, they don't become a distraction, as is all too common in many recent movies. The film is full of corny banter and silly antics that inspire plenty of spontaneous laughter, and the minions, while not the best-developed characters, sure are comical. Ultimately, there's also a wholesome message about following one's heart. Steve Carell is the perfect villain-gone-soft in his role as Gru, Jason Segal is quite funny as Vector, and Julie Andrews makes a surprising appearance as Gru's very un-motherly mom. The story isn't new, the humour is relatively juvenile and somewhat forgettable, and it's no Toy Story 3, but Despicable Me celebrates silliness in a way that's satisfying and highly entertaining. (Ages 6 and older) --Tami Horiuchi

• Sweeney, The - Vol. 1 - Bank Jobs | DVD | (06/10/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  If you were watching TV in the mid-1970s chances are The Sweeney was one of the weekly highlights and these re-mastered collections will have you pining for a time when the only choice was brown or beige, and a monkey would buy you a lot more than a nice whistle. If, however, these episodes are your first taste of Detective Inspector Jack Regan (John Thaw) and Detective Sergeant George Carter (Dennis Waterman) of the Flying Squad, be warned that you will soon be telling friends to "Shut it!" and scouring the pages of Exchange and Mart for a mint-condition Ford Granada in Tawny Metallic (ironically the choice ride for slags in the show was the Jaguar MK2, later to become so closely associated with Thaw's more cerebral take on policework, Inspector Morse).First aired as 1974's pilot Regan, the show was produced by Thames Television subsidiary Euston Films and ran over four series and 53 episodes. Despite being given strict guidelines on speaking parts, locations and structure, writers were expected to produce scripts very quickly and individual episodes were filmed within 10 working days. Based on this frenetic schedule, the result was a choice parade of slags, blags and assorted lowlife, played out across fantastic London locations with a gritty humour that set the agenda for many of the small-screen cop shows to follow. Regan and Carter manage to fit up a few collars between pints, and even occasionally shed their nylon shirts and flares for a distinctly unromantic interlude between the sheets--brown of course.This first volume of Sweeney highlights starts in relatively sedate style with "Contact Breaker", written by Robert-Banks Stewart and featuring Warren Clarke (when he only had one chin) as wire-specialist Danny Keever. When parolee Keever seems bang-to-rights for a bank job Regan smells a rat and decides to have a closer look at other possibilities, including the ex-con's missus, Brenda (Coral Atkins). The second episode, "Night Out", is a much more feisty affair, despite nearly all the action being confined to the pub inhabited by Iris (Mitzi Rogers), an old flame of Regan's under suspicion for aiding and abetting the break-in going on in the bank next door. Troy Kennedy Martin's script throws in an Old West-style saloon fight, backstreet beatings and even one for old time's sake when Regan and Iris are forced play the waiting game together. "Well", as one character observes, "it is Saturday night"! --Steve Napleton

• Britten - Billy Budd - Mackerras | DVD | (09/06/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  1. Britten: Billy Budd - Opening Credits 2. I Am An Old Man Who Has Experienced Much 3. Pull My Bantams! 4. Boat Ahoy! 5. I Heard Your Honour! 6. Christ The Poor Chap! 7. Boy! My Compliments To Mr. Redburn 8. Any Danger Of French Notions Spreading This Side Sir? 9. We Are Sir. Claggart Is An Able One 10. Land On The Port Bow Sir 11. Blow Her Away Blow Her To Hilo 12. Come Along Dansker And Sing 13. O Beauty Handsomeness Goodness 14. Come Here. Remember Your Promise 15. Billy! Hist! Billy Budd! 16. Dansker Old Friend Glad To See You 17. I Don't Like The Look Of The Mist Mr. Redburn 18. This Is Our Moment 19. There You Are Again Master-At-Arms 20. O This Cursed Mist 21. Claggart John Claggart Beware! 22. The Mists Have Cleared 23. William Budd You Are Accused By Captain Vere 24. I Accept Their Verdict 25. Look! Through The Port 26. Here! Baby! Dansker Old Friend 27. Interlude 28. According To The Articles Of War 29. We Committed His Body To The Deep 30. Britten: Billy Budd - Closing Credits

• Benjamin Britten - in Rehearsal & Performance | DVD | (01/11/2004) from £18.29   |  Saving you £0.70 (3.70%)   |  RRP £18.99

  Benjamin Britten in rehearsal and performanceNocturne for Tenor 7 Obbligato Instruments and Strings Op. 60Peter Pears tenorCBC Vancouver Chamber OrchestraTelecast of April 29 1962

• Marci X | DVD | (17/05/2004) from £239.34   |  Saving you £-223.35 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Marci Feld (Kudrow) doesn't know about rap she thinks it's what salespeople do in the ritzy boutiques where she shops. But everything changes after rapper Dr. S (Wayans) releases a controversial CD for the record label owned by Marci's ailing father (Richard Benjamin). When the music ignites a national protest against her father and his company Marci decides to step in and save his reputation and the family business! With her posse of pampered girlfriends and her designer bag st

• The Breaks | DVD | (01/09/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  This is the story of a day in the life of Derrick King. As a young orphaned Irish boy Derrick falls off the boat on his way to America and is rescued by an African-American family living in South Central L.A. His mother has tried in vain to install a set of virtues into her wayward son who is now in his early 20's. After being caught having sex at home Derrick gets kicked out of the house and is given an ultimatum: he must prove that he can do something right--he must simply bring

• Brief Encounter | DVD | (24/07/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

  Sophia Loren (Mrs. Ponti) stars as a bored married woman who embarks upon a brief romantic fling with equally married Richard Burton. Throughout their relationship Loren and Burton are plagued by guilt; ultimately they sacrifice their potential happiness in favor of ""the right thing."" Based on the 1936 Noel Coward playlet Still Life.

• One For The Road | DVD | (31/07/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Jimmy (Chisholm) is young ambitious and desperate to sell his late father's business. However his alcohol problems have prompted him to attend a rehabilitation course for drink drivers. Here he meets salesman Paul (Procter) taxi driver Mark (Devenport) and retired property tycoon Richard (Bennett). Bonds are unexpectedly formed through the workshops but equally Richard's millions become a lure to the others who plot to sell him Jimmy's ailing business and to relieve him of his wealth!

• The Real Cancun | DVD | (26/07/2004) from £6.73   |  Saving you £13.26 (197.03%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Each year over 40 000 college students travel to Cancun Mexico for Spring Break. But this year for the first time sixteen people will come together for eight days in a beachfront Cancun villa for the ultimate Spring Break vacation. In this documentary feature bonds will be forged romances sparked friendships tested and hearts broken all amidst a backdrop of non-stop partying.

• The Plague Dogs | DVD | (28/08/2006) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £3.99

• Don Giovanni - Mozart | DVD | (27/06/2005) from £3.20   |  Saving you £11.79 (368.44%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Arthaus present another in the Glyndebourne classic opera series this time the long-awaited 1977 production of Don Giovanni directed by Sir Peter Hall.Don Giovanni represents a force of nature without conscience and sense of responsibility. His sole aim in life is to win the female he has just fallen in love with. Therefore all the people around him become his victims. Not able to own up to his crimes he is dragged down to hell.Sir Peter Hall has long been associated with Glyndebourne having directed there since 1970. His production of Mozart's tragic 'opera of all operas' as E.T.A. Hoffman once called it for the 1977 Glyndebourne seasons has received universal praise - a high accolade for such an original production. Celebrated baritone and Glyndebourne favourite Benjamin Luxon perfectly embodies the unconscionable seducer Don Giovanni - although he nearly didn't appear after injuring himself during rehearsals jumping from a balcony as stage directions instructed.

• The Sweeney - Vol. 2 - Car Chases | DVD | (06/10/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  If you were watching TV in the mid-1970s chances are The Sweeney was one of the weekly highlights and these re-mastered collections will have you pining for a time when the only choice was brown or beige, and a monkey would buy you a lot more than a nice whistle. If, however, these episodes are your first taste of Detective Inspector Jack Regan (John Thaw) and Detective Sergeant George Carter (Dennis Waterman) of the Flying Squad, be warned that you will soon be telling friends to "Shut it!" and scouring the pages of Exchange and Mart for a mint-condition Ford Granada in "Tawny Metallic". (Ironically the choice ride for slags in the show was the Jaguar MK2 later to become so closely associated with Thaw's more cerebral take on police work, Inspector Morse.) First aired as 1974's pilot Regan, the show was produced by Thames Television subsidiary Euston Films and ran over four series and 53 episodes. Despite being given strict guidelines on speaking parts, locations and structure, writers were expected to produce scripts very quickly and individual episodes were filmed within 10 working days. Based on this frenetic schedule, the result was a choice parade of slags, blags and assorted lowlife, played out across fantastic London locations with a gritty humour that set the agenda for many of the small-screen cop shows to follow. Regan and Carter manage to fit up a few collars between pints, and even occasionally shed their nylon shirts and flares for a distinctly unromantic interlude between the sheets--brown of course. In "Stoppo Driver", when a gang of villains lose their own driver in a high-speed chase the logical replacement for their next blag is Cooney (Billy Murray), the squad's latest chauffeur who learnt everything he knew from Evel Knievel. Led by Barney ("a tough monkey, plenty of form") the thieves kidnap Cooney's bride on their honeymoon night and blackmail him to help them rob a bent card game. Colin Welland provides the hired muscle in the second episode, "Faces", as renegade ex-marine Tober, visiting the Smoke from Manchester to help a terrorist gang take down four quickfire scores to fund their operations. The Sweeney boys know a hard man when they see one ("he did Smoky Evans with a hatchet") and relish the opportunity for some fisticuffs between styrofoam cups of tea (like "liquid concrete"). Things get messy when a stuck-up intelligence officer tells them the final blag is being faked to rustle out his undercover grass and Regan is forced to stand down, despite having acted on their own pint-sized informant's tip-off: "but it was the dwarf"! --Steve Napleton

• Delibes: Coppelia -- Royal Ballet | DVD | (20/11/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Coppélia is Delibes fairy-tale ballet of 1870, here presented in a production based on the Royal Ballet's 1954 version with designs by Osbert Lancaster and choreography by the company's founder Ninette de Valois. In a small European town Dr Coppélius (Luke Heydon) makes life-sized mechanical dolls. The whimsical tale unfolds as Swanilda (Leanne Benjamin) suspects that her fiancée Franz (Carlos Acosta) is falling in love with the enigmatic Coppélia (Leana Palmer). Everything is suitably magical, from the beautiful sets and costumes to the gorgeously melodic score. There is a sense of romantic playfulness throughout, and of course almost two hours of wonderful dancing, making this a treat to place beside Swan Lake and Giselle. Given live on 19 February 2000, this was the first live full-length ballet from Royal Opera House to be broadcast since 1968.On the DVD: Fortunately the DVD proves an object lesson in how to present ballet on the digital format. There is an introduction by Deborah Dull, principal ballerina with the Royal Ballet, a short but interesting profile of designer Osbert Lancaster, and a nine-minute film "Covent Garden Tales--The Ballet Moves" which gives a look behind the scenes at the Royal Ballet's new home. For a live production, the 16:9 anamorphically enhanced widescreen picture is simply superb, with excellent Dolby Digital 5.1 sound. With even the special features delivered with 16:9 anamorphic enhancement this is a high-quality production in every respect. Encoded for regions two and four. --Gary S Dalkin

• Act Of Grace | DVD | (21/05/2012) from £6.95   |  Saving you £3.04 (43.74%)   |  RRP £9.99

  In a secret world, a family's code of honour is under threat and an ancient way of life is knocked off its axis by one boy's act of grace...Raised on the tough Manchester estates, a young English boy, Dezzie, becomes loyal friends with a young Chinese boy, Yasin, protecting him from local gangs and bullies until Godfather Kai Chang arrives to take the teenager back to Hong Kong.Ten years later, Yasin returns to Manchester and invites Dezzie to be a part of the 'family'. A Triad family with unbreakable laws, a code of honour and traditions dating back two thousand years. But as the friends journey progresses side by side, a firm wedge of hate and betrayal is soon to drive them apart... and against each other.

• The Falls | DVD | (14/01/2013) from £25.90   |  Saving you £-9.91 (-62.00%)   |  RRP £15.99

  RJ and Chris are two teenage boys raised in Mormon communities. Though both are poster boys for their church with perfect academic records and pretty girlfriends buried feelings soon rise to the surface when they are assigned to serve a mission together as part of their rite of passage. Now they will have to make sense of the conflict between their desires and the rules that govern the only world they know.

• American Dragon | DVD | (19/06/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  After years of busting the Triads on the back streets of Hong Kong Tony Lam a legendary cop is out for a new life. On his way to paradise he's stopped off in another Hell hole - New York City. He's flown into an urban jungle where his assassination squad want him dead and the FBI want him alive. Now it's the time for him to mix fire with fury on the mean streets.

• Zero Patience | DVD | (05/07/2004) from £24.99   |  Saving you £-5.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In this wacky musical with a message the ghost of Patient Zero the French-Canadian flight attendant who allegedly first brought AIDS to Canada materialises and tries to contact old friends... A timely and eccentric musical that serves up water baller dancing jungle animals and singing butt puppets to explore the politics of AIDS scapegoating!

• Emmett's Mark | DVD | (23/02/2004) from £9.97   |  Saving you £4.02 (40.32%)   |  RRP £13.99

  When brilliant detective Emmett Young starts developing killer headaches he puts it down to stress but a trip to the doctor's reveals another cause. Emmett has a fatal disease. He hires a hitman to kill him only to find out the hospital has made a mistake. Now he has to find his own unknown assassin and solve the biggest murder mystery of his career...his own!!!